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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and clinical manifestations observed in the reviewed cases

From: Desmoplastic small round cell tumors of the pleura: a review of the clinical literature

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N° of cases

Sex

Age

Side

Clinical manifestations

Bian et al., 1993 [6]

1

M

29

Bil

Chest pain, dyspnea, right pleural effusion

Choi et al., 1995 [7]

1

M

33

R

Chest, arm and neck pain, pleural effusion

Parkash et al., 1995 [8]

2

M, F

24, 17

Both L

Chest pain, dyspnea, and pleural effusion in both cases

Venkateswaran et al.,1997 [9]

1

M

16

R

Chest pain, dyspnea, cough, weight loss, effusion

Sàpi et al., 1999 [10]

1

M

25

L

Chest pain, dyspnea

Ostoros et al., 2002 [11]

1

F

19

L

Back pain

Cranja et al., 2005 [12]

1

M

7

NA

Back pain, fever, effusion.

Karavitakis et al., 2007 [13]

1

M

10

L

Back pain

Quarssani et al., 2011 [14]

1

F

19

R

Back pain, cachexia

Benbrahim et al., 2012 [15]

1

F

50

Bil

Cough, dyspnea, effusion

Jian et al., 2014 [16]

1

F

15

R

Chest pain, fever, dyspnea, weight loss, effusion

Cao et al., 2015 [17]

1

F

72

L

Chest pain, dyspnea

Won et al., 2015 [18]

1

M

15

Bil

Chest pain

Ikeue et al., 2016 [19]

1

M

32

L

Cough, chest compression, pleural effusion

  1. M males; F females; L left; R right; Bil bilateral; NA not available